Chimney Repair for Frenchtown chimneys
Frenchtown's chimneys are mostly old brick, on Victorian and early-1900s houses and rising through the flat roofs of downtown buildings. They have weathered more than a century of freeze-thaw in damp river-valley air, and many have served coal, oil and gas heating over the years. Eroded mortar, cracked crowns, flashing failures at the roofline and flues unsuited to current appliances are typical.
Asset Roofing & Chimney inspects, cleans, repoints, rebuilds and relines chimneys in Frenchtown, on homes and commercial buildings. We rebuild crowns, install caps, rebuild flashing and flat-roof terminations, apply breathable waterproofing and install stainless-steel liners. We are licensed and insured, and estimates are free.
Frenchtown housing
Frenchtown's housing is mostly 19th-century and early-1900s, including Victorian homes with steep roofs, porches and brick chimneys, and simpler frame houses on small lots, with some later homes on the hillside. Downtown, mixed-use brick and frame buildings have low-slope roofs behind parapets or false fronts. Asphalt shingle covers most houses, and some older buildings retain slate or metal.
Weather & exposure
Frenchtown lies on the Delaware River floodplain and the slope rising from it. River moisture and fog keep roofs and masonry damp, and wind can funnel along the river valley. The riverfront has been flooded in major Delaware River storms. Winters bring snow and freeze-thaw cycling that works on flat roofs and old brick, and mature trees on the hillside streets drop limbs in summer storms.
Repair, repoint or rebuild in Frenchtown
For Frenchtown's older chimneys we repoint with mortar compatible with soft brick, rebuild cracked crowns with an overhang, cap each flue and apply a breathable water repellent. On flat roofs we rebuild the flashing and membrane termination at the chimney base so the roof and chimney are sealed together.
Any flue serving a heating appliance should be inspected and lined to suit it. On mixed-use buildings, we coordinate chimney work with the owner and with any roofing work so access is handled once.
